Pam's Daily Wave...

Good Morning and Welcome to a Wonderful Thursday, from My Atlantic Life in Hatteras 😊

So this morning, as always, it was dark when I stepped out onto the inn porch, I wasn't quite sure what kind of sunrise it would be.......Well, was I in for a treat - as I walked to the beach, the color started to appear in the sky, and by the time I had settled into my spot on the beach, the sky was a riot of color and texture. I think when you have clouds in the sky, you have the potential for an absolutely incredible sunrise!

It was difficult to take my eyes of the magical scene unfolding before me, even to write.... The constantly changing colors and shapes, the waves unfurling on the shore, the birds soaring through the first light of day.... too beautiful not to share 💗

I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to turn most of this blog over to this morning's beauty....

But, just before I do that, I also wanted to share a thought I was having whilst on the beach this morning - "I'm so thankful that I found the willpower to get up so early in the morning"....I wasn't always a "morning" person and it took considerable effort to change that particular pattern of my behavior. Yes, I could get up when I "needed" to - to feed the horses when we had the farm, if I was travelling somewhere, if I had to be at a super early meeting, to take Lloyd to school when he was younger etc. Weekends were especially bad, when I thought I "deserved" a long lie in bed (I was known, particularly in nasty weather, to go up to the barn to feed the horses and then turn them out to their pasture, then I'd head back to my cozy bed!!!). The point was that I didn't get up early through choice, it was only because I knew I had to.

Now, it wasn't that I didn't like mornings, on the contrary I love mornings....it was just that when morning would come around, I had always remained in bed as long as I possibly could (pushing the snooze button multiple times), before I would eventually start my day. It was just a habit that had been formed long, long ago. Now in comparison, JB is such a morning person, which used to be particularly annoying, as he would be up exercising and having breakfast, bright and alert.... his day having already started hours before mine. He would always tell me I was missing the best part of the day, as I would crawl out of bed and head for the nearest source of caffeine! "Yeah right" would be my all too familiar response.

The old me...

As is usually the case with me (which is a pattern of behavior that is neither admirable nor particularly useful and I'm finally working to change 😉), it doesn't matter how many times I'm told something is great.... it’s not until I decide to try something on my terms, that I discover that it actually is awesome!

So, I began getting up before sunrise at 5am and beginning my day in a different way.... with "intention"...... and it changed so many things for the better. At first, it wasn't easy, most mornings I would curse ever having decided to try early morning living - but after a little while, I noticed that I didn't "crawl" out of bed anymore.... I was up and about and, yes...I was happy!

These days, I love my early mornings, I get to spend more time with JB and the crew (Bailey, Bodie and Pumpkin) having my first coffee, although in the past couple of weeks, my first drinks have been switched to water and chamomile tea!!!!!! Who would ever have thought that was possible!!!

Greeting my day now...

Then I have time to myself - my "me time" that I've found to be critical to having a healthier and happier mind and body. It doesn't actually matter where I have my "me time" - on the beach is wonderful, but I can be just as happy sitting in a comfy chair in the library lounge at the inn, out on the porch....anywhere really, as long as I can have time on my own with my journal and my thoughts - Just Me, Myself and I 💗

Without creating a new habit of getting up early in the morning, I would never have the time to see the beauty that begins each day.

Tomorrow I think I'll write a little more on setting "Intentions".... they are a great way to help break those negative patterns of behavior.....Remember "neuroplasticity" is an incredible and wonderful thing!

Now as promised....pics from this morning's spectacular sunrise 😊

Until next time...

Take care, Stay safe and .....remember, if I can become a "morning person"...anything is possible 😊

Love and Hugs,

Pam

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